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today, latin america is democratic. virtually all the people here have gone from living under a dictatorship to democracy. we have seen historic, peaceful transfers of power. the work of perfecting ever democracies is never done. this is outstanding progress that has been made here in the americas. today, latin america is growing. they made a tough but necessary reforms. they have handled the economic downturn better than other regions. tens of millions of people have been lifted from extreme poverty. a new middle-class is demanding more of themselves and more from their government. latin america is coming together to address shared challenges. when a coup in honduras threatened a democratic process, the nations of the hemisphere in felt the democratic charge, helping to lay this foundation for a return to the pool of law. contributions of latin american countries have been critical in haiti as well as latin america diplomacy in the elections in haiti. that america is contributing to global prosperity in the security. l
today, latin america is democratic. virtually all the people here have gone from living under a dictatorship to democracy. we have seen historic, peaceful transfers of power. the work of perfecting ever democracies is never done. this is outstanding progress that has been made here in the americas. today, latin america is growing. they made a tough but necessary reforms. they have handled the economic downturn better than other regions. tens of millions of people have been lifted from extreme...
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and latin america. after that, general david petraeus on afghanistan. then, live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> this weekend on a road to the white house, herman cain on the economy and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> the feedback we have gotten from people across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:00 27:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> secretary of state hillary clinton says latin america can serve as a model for democratic movements across the globe. yesterday she responded to critics of the president of the upcoming trip to the region. the president will visit brazil, chile, and san salvador -- el salvador. this event takes place at the center for strategic and international studies. it is about 30 minutes. >> i want to thank knack for his introduction. he is a longtime friend. you are guaranteed if he does not provide embarrassing detail to have a positive preludin. i can think of no one more fittin
and latin america. after that, general david petraeus on afghanistan. then, live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> this weekend on a road to the white house, herman cain on the economy and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> the feedback we have gotten from people across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:00 27:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> secretary of state...
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that's not america, unquote. i commend the stepped-up enforcement of the nation's civil rights laws under the attorney general's leadership but challenges remain and more must be done. i refer the subcommittee to my written testimony for specific recommendations of steps congress and the administration should take and ask that my full written testimony be entered for the record. i would be happy to discuss those recommendations later in the hearing. thank you. >> thank you very much. i can tell as a former staffer, you knew you had five minutes. [laughter] >> cardinal mccarrick, please proceed. your written testimony will be made part of the record. >> senator. allow me to thank you for the invitation and opportunity to be with you to offer testimony today. as archbishop emeritus i'm here to for the catholic bishops. i hope you accept my full testimony be written in the record. the treatment of muslim americans in the broader context of religious liberty and of our catholic position experienced. as a community th
that's not america, unquote. i commend the stepped-up enforcement of the nation's civil rights laws under the attorney general's leadership but challenges remain and more must be done. i refer the subcommittee to my written testimony for specific recommendations of steps congress and the administration should take and ask that my full written testimony be entered for the record. i would be happy to discuss those recommendations later in the hearing. thank you. >> thank you very much. i...
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america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went backo my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an american, he was an american because he accepted america as the idea is. america is about an idea anit has to be about shared value for what is it? -- or what is it? people say we suld set these aside and have a truce. it is to wear. it is the purpose of our country. i have been out fighting in the wars on these moral issues. i can tell you, i had a chance to speak to which anderson who is the chairman of the judiciary committee. i was talking with him and we have been dealing with these maiage issues and abortion issues and it is tough. i have never been through the assa
america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went backo my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an...
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god bless america. then i would simply suggest another comment here saying president obama recognized through our words and deeds we can either play into al qaeda narrative and messaging or we can challenge it and there by undermine it. we're determined to undermine it. this hearing today is playing into al qaeda right now around the world. it is diminishing soldiers that are on the front line that are muslims. those who lost their lives. and it is going the same route of an arizona and other states. sheriff baca, one quick question to you, please, can law enforcement find friends in diverse communitys? have you been able to solve problems by developing an understanding, an arab officer, hispanic officer, an aican officer, an african-american officer, sir, or an anglo officer that happens to be from portugal or happens to have the ability to speak toomeone from the balkans who is here in the united states? is that a positive form of law enforcement? >> yes, it is. and we have the ability to reach all mi
god bless america. then i would simply suggest another comment here saying president obama recognized through our words and deeds we can either play into al qaeda narrative and messaging or we can challenge it and there by undermine it. we're determined to undermine it. this hearing today is playing into al qaeda right now around the world. it is diminishing soldiers that are on the front line that are muslims. those who lost their lives. and it is going the same route of an arizona and other...
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i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america in the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home grown terrorist and is in prison now for 30 years. and it was the right thing to do. now, the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. and you excellently answered them. but as a freshman congressman i think sometimes we failed to ask this question of you and, doctor, i'd like to present this to you and the other gentleman can respond if we have time. what do you expect from us, from congress? what should we be doing to promote the fact that this is not about a religion because i have many friends that are muslims and love this country as much as any one of us do. what do you expect from us? >> thank you, congressman. i hope and i pray every night as i do this work that you develop the political will to deal with this problem. that we separate all the theatrics and all the concern with vitriol and all that and get to how to solve the problem in that our enemy is using a language
i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america in the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home grown terrorist and is in prison now for 30 years. and it was the right thing to do. now, the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. and you excellently answered them. but as a freshman congressman i think sometimes we failed to ask this question of you and, doctor, i'd like to present...
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this is the biggest single issue facing america. we do not have a strong enough talent pool to allow us to justify our high wages. that is a challenge of the state level as well. the business in burma is part of the story and improving that overall, for all companies but also we find that true competitive success requires you go further and really understand the composition of your economy, what kind of business is the state in? by the business is developing these clusters? we look a state economy, there are two types of industries. one of is what recall local industries. these are industries that every state will have a retail come utilities, health care. these are industries that serve almost totally the local market. there are based on serving the population that lives in your state. there are the majority of all jobs, local jobs. there are also what we call the traded clusters. these are industries that have to compete across state and across countries. it is this traded a part of your economy that really drive you to prosperity
this is the biggest single issue facing america. we do not have a strong enough talent pool to allow us to justify our high wages. that is a challenge of the state level as well. the business in burma is part of the story and improving that overall, for all companies but also we find that true competitive success requires you go further and really understand the composition of your economy, what kind of business is the state in? by the business is developing these clusters? we look a state...
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to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta, georgia. >> and what is the hermanator? >> that is in a name that was given to me by members of the restaurant association when i was the chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillarycare. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokespersons against hillarycare. so a gentlemen by the name of larry mccarthy of this to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people the truth about this to wake people up. he tells the story of one night he was watching tv and the commercial that he had d
to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta,...
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i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies, and our core interests. that is why we are going after al qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. that is why we continue to fight in afghanistan, even as we have ended over combat mission in iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country. there will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and our values are. sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and our common security. responding to natural disasters, for example, or preventing genocide and keeping the peace. ensuring regional security and maintaining t
i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies,...
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i want america to be that nation. i want america to when the future. -- win the future. [applause] a clean energy standard will help drive private investment in innovation. i want to make this point -- government funding will still be critical. the investments might administration has made in renewable energy and technology has helped private sectors grow and hire hundreds of thousands new workers. i had visited gleaming new solar arrays that are among the largest in the world. i have tested electric vehicles of fresh off the assembly line. i did not relate tested. i drove it 5 feet before the secret service told me to stop. [laughter] i have toured factories that used to be shattered where they are now building advanced when the blades that are as long as 747. they are building towers to support them. i have seen the scientist searching for the next big breakthrough in energy. none of this would have happened without government support. i understand we have a tight fiscal situation. it is fair to ask, how do we pay for government's investment in energy? we will have to
i want america to be that nation. i want america to when the future. -- win the future. [applause] a clean energy standard will help drive private investment in innovation. i want to make this point -- government funding will still be critical. the investments might administration has made in renewable energy and technology has helped private sectors grow and hire hundreds of thousands new workers. i had visited gleaming new solar arrays that are among the largest in the world. i have tested...
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the president continues his latin america trip. >> back to the america's promise alliance summit on high schools dropout rates. scheduled to begin in just a few moments. a number of business leaders, mayors, governors and vice president joe biden addressing the room throughout the day. we will give a five minute warning a few minutes ago. we should be starting our coverage this morning. it will last until about 8:30 a.m. and back at 10 for the vice president's comments, and later the remarks of the governors from virginia, maryland, and the nation's mayors. live coverage on c-span2. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> again waiting for the start of this forum sponsored by america's promise alliance, and the report on high school dropout rates in public schools. three parts to our coverage today. this first group is supposed to get started momentarily, including speakers from government, education advocacy groups, and business leaders. back at 10:00 when vice president joe biden addresses the group. and again at 12:30 p.m. governors from virginia
the president continues his latin america trip. >> back to the america's promise alliance summit on high schools dropout rates. scheduled to begin in just a few moments. a number of business leaders, mayors, governors and vice president joe biden addressing the room throughout the day. we will give a five minute warning a few minutes ago. we should be starting our coverage this morning. it will last until about 8:30 a.m. and back at 10 for the vice president's comments, and later the...
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washington, d.c., united states of america, march 11, 2011. [applause] >> we welcome our other panelists. and we will give each one of them five minutes to address us and after that, we will open the question and answer session. >> thank you very much. i'm very happy to be here today and i have to thank libyan community for supporting us since i came to this country. it is my pleasure to serve you and to know you and to cooperate with you. well, as you know, most of what i want to say has been said already, but i just want to decide on a few points. our main duty now is the no-fly zone because our people are getting killed every day. the regime, the tactics they are using, everything, sky, air, land, ground, and also sea. they are bombing from every side. using every kind of weapon they have in their hands. reason number one. number two, we want recognition of the n.i.c. this is a body which we really want to coordinate on the and to have communication with the international community. the other thing we need is the -- is very important. medic
washington, d.c., united states of america, march 11, 2011. [applause] >> we welcome our other panelists. and we will give each one of them five minutes to address us and after that, we will open the question and answer session. >> thank you very much. i'm very happy to be here today and i have to thank libyan community for supporting us since i came to this country. it is my pleasure to serve you and to know you and to cooperate with you. well, as you know, most of what i want to...
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in rural america. for a long time, veterans from rural america have been underserved when it comes to employment. we realized this last year when we launched a pilot program in washington state, a very innovative partnership, will commit veterans service organizations, state government teams, corp. for community service, were the first time we get boots on the ground in rural america. we're calling and contacting veterans of america is the duty on employment services? when they say yes, we're right there knocking on their door, giving them one-on-one coaching and services. never been done before. let me tell you something, folks. we were hoping to have a 10% participation rate. our participation rate is in excess of 90%. [applause] we would like to move this to the six states and afterwards make the national initiative. we are constrained by resource, but as i talked before about for sending creativity, we have a few ideas. so will be working on those. you can't let it get program like that type. and e
in rural america. for a long time, veterans from rural america have been underserved when it comes to employment. we realized this last year when we launched a pilot program in washington state, a very innovative partnership, will commit veterans service organizations, state government teams, corp. for community service, were the first time we get boots on the ground in rural america. we're calling and contacting veterans of america is the duty on employment services? when they say yes, we're...
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that is what america is about. we are a place that believes every child, no matter where they come from, can grow up to be anything they want to. katherine, roberto, or a skinny kid with a funny name candor of to be the united s -- the president of the united states. that is the commitment we make to the next generation. i am confident that if we fix no child left behind come that we continue to reform american education, continue to invest in our children's future, that is the america we will always be. thank you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [applause] ["stars and stripes forever"] ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] ["stars and stripes forever"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ["stars and stripes forever"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> president obama speaking at kenmore middle school in arlington, va., just outside washington, d.c. he told present -- to the vermont he wants all teachers to return in the fall to know that he
that is what america is about. we are a place that believes every child, no matter where they come from, can grow up to be anything they want to. katherine, roberto, or a skinny kid with a funny name candor of to be the united s -- the president of the united states. that is the commitment we make to the next generation. i am confident that if we fix no child left behind come that we continue to reform american education, continue to invest in our children's future, that is the america we will...
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-- i think that as you can see, a lot of people still are in denial that we even have a problem in america with radicalization. i came here to speak to the american people. i wanted to say something on the behalf of my son, and my grandson, which is 9 months old, open that he don't get caught up inhat same trp, get captured by that same hunter that my son got caught up in. also, i wanted to say to the american people that i hope that my coming here today, that someone out there in the world, in america, that can hear my
-- i think that as you can see, a lot of people still are in denial that we even have a problem in america with radicalization. i came here to speak to the american people. i wanted to say something on the behalf of my son, and my grandson, which is 9 months old, open that he don't get caught up inhat same trp, get captured by that same hunter that my son got caught up in. also, i wanted to say to the american people that i hope that my coming here today, that someone out there in the world, in...
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and latin america, including chile. even as we deepen cooperation between our two countries, i want to take this opportunity to commend chile for the leadership role is increasingly playing across the americas. chile is a vital contributor to the un mission in haiti, where we agreed that yesterday's election is an opportunity to enhance recovery efforts. strong legislation will fight the scourge of human trafficking. mr. president, i want to thank you for offering to share chile security expertise with central american nations as they fight back against criminal gangs and narco traffickers. governments will be working together to promote development in the americas. at the same time, but chile is assuming more of a leadership role beyond the americas. ile took the bold step of giving up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. chile is the first let american nation to join a new international effort to strengthen civil society groups that are under threat. as a member of the u.n. human rights council, chile has joined
and latin america, including chile. even as we deepen cooperation between our two countries, i want to take this opportunity to commend chile for the leadership role is increasingly playing across the americas. chile is a vital contributor to the un mission in haiti, where we agreed that yesterday's election is an opportunity to enhance recovery efforts. strong legislation will fight the scourge of human trafficking. mr. president, i want to thank you for offering to share chile security...
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what does america look like? i believe the best one we can create is one that creates prosperity in this system that allows individuals to work and grow and create jobs at home, not a system full of government spending and waste, bureaucracy, taxation, regulation. i do not think that is the america that we want to build. the idea that we want to go home and attack folks and raise taxes and send more money to washington, that is not going to solve the problem. we have to work toward balancing this budget. host: we are out of time. i know you have already returned to your all of modern to students. can you give our viewers your overriding impression of what it is like to be in the house? guest: is an amazing experience. at the problems that we are facing are very challenging but we have a new group of folks who are very optimistic. i still believe that we can rebuild this country and restore the principles that made us so prosperous and such a beacon of hope around the world. it is very humbling and a job that i be
what does america look like? i believe the best one we can create is one that creates prosperity in this system that allows individuals to work and grow and create jobs at home, not a system full of government spending and waste, bureaucracy, taxation, regulation. i do not think that is the america that we want to build. the idea that we want to go home and attack folks and raise taxes and send more money to washington, that is not going to solve the problem. we have to work toward balancing...
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poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now, large dropout rates. republicans want to cut $5 billion from the department of education. on and on and on it goes. now, what do i think? do i think that it's appropriate that we balance the budget on low-income pregnant women and infants who need nutrition? do i think you should throw 200,000 kids off the head start program, do i think that you cut social security, do i think that you cut unplanned parenthood? does that make sense? i don't think so. i don't think that's good for america. but i do believe we have to move toward
poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now,...
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that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming months to meet this challenge and to renew our commitment to our children and their future by building the education system they desperately need and deserve. thank you so much. i'm now happy to take your questions. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. thanks again for being with us as ranking member said for the fourth time. thanks again for your willingness to work with us in a bipartisan way. and thanks for your testimony. i was pleased to see in your budget elimination of some 13 programs. that's sort of a baby step in the right directi
that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming...
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we have to regain our competitive spirit in america. we have to teach children that you have to work hard in order to be the best. we have to stop allowing the children of our country to be prowled of mediocrity. that is the only thing we can do. >> if a question up here. wait for the microphone. >> thank you, dean. i am also a student at the clinton school. i want to go back to teachers and results. you mentioned the need for good teachers with great results in our schools. my question is, in a school where it is split between black kids and white skids and other ethnicities -- agent, the growing hispanic population -- what does a good teacher looked like in a school as diverse as that and how do you measure that? you talk about results in the key is results but i am interested in hearing other ways mayor johnson talked about other -- earlier. how do you evaluate this teachers? >> first of all, it is important to note that a teacher who is a great teacher for a black kid does not look any different from a great teacher for a white kid
we have to regain our competitive spirit in america. we have to teach children that you have to work hard in order to be the best. we have to stop allowing the children of our country to be prowled of mediocrity. that is the only thing we can do. >> if a question up here. wait for the microphone. >> thank you, dean. i am also a student at the clinton school. i want to go back to teachers and results. you mentioned the need for good teachers with great results in our schools. my...
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professor spilled into america's past during lectures and history. join curators and the story behind the scene and museum exhibits on american artifacts. the presidency, focusing on policies and legacies, as told to historic speeches and personal insights from administration officials and experts. american history tv on c-span3, all we can, every weekend. get our complete schedule online and sign up for our schedule alerts. jan now land al jazeera correspondent discusses his experiences on middle east events, including the meese -- the recent protests and tahrir square in cairo. he is joined by the cnn political editor sam feist. the interview took place before president obama speech on libya. >> please turn off your cellphones. this meeting is on the record, so keep that in mind. we will spend some time visiting with our guest and i will have a chance for you ask questions about halfway through. today is a timely moment for us to be visiting with our guest. ayman mohyeldin covers the middle east for al jazeera and has had a fascinating couple month
professor spilled into america's past during lectures and history. join curators and the story behind the scene and museum exhibits on american artifacts. the presidency, focusing on policies and legacies, as told to historic speeches and personal insights from administration officials and experts. american history tv on c-span3, all we can, every weekend. get our complete schedule online and sign up for our schedule alerts. jan now land al jazeera correspondent discusses his experiences on...
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they are willing to work hard to make compromises to make america stronger. and what they are demanding is that we as leaders do the same. so i want to go back to the purpose here of what the heartland monitor was which was to let their voices be heard, and i have the opportunity and the privilege to be a leader of what's a great american company. with that privilege comes a responsibility, a responsibility to speak out and let other people's voicese heard. that's what we're trying to do with this poll. everybody in this room is also a leader in your own way. some people are thought leaders, leaders from organizations, you have people who read your writing, who follow what you do. as leaders we need you to step up and let their voices beeard as well because if we don't eliminate the trust deficit, we will never get the economy back on pace, and we won't be able to help all these people achieve the erican dream. so thank you very much, have a great morning. [applause] >> good morning. i'm the economics correspondent for national journal. thank you so much for
they are willing to work hard to make compromises to make america stronger. and what they are demanding is that we as leaders do the same. so i want to go back to the purpose here of what the heartland monitor was which was to let their voices be heard, and i have the opportunity and the privilege to be a leader of what's a great american company. with that privilege comes a responsibility, a responsibility to speak out and let other people's voicese heard. that's what we're trying to do with...
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secondly, there's a lot of uncertainty in america. all of our polls show consumers are concerned about their job. ron described this as the blast radius of the recession, like 70% of the people have a friend or family member who have lost a job. so there's this uncertainty of will i still have a job. as a result, they're spending less money. there's also uncertainty over the near term direction of prices. so, you know, why buy today if you think the price is going to go down 5 or 10% in the next year? you might as well just wait a little while, there's no incentive to keep buying. household formation rates have dropped in this recession. some of that's due to the economic problems we have, so you don't have a bunch of new houses, people needing to buy houses, and average income has been flat for over a decade, and what will eventually drive long-term housing prices will be that average incomes go up. if average incomes don't go up, it won't drive housing prices up. now, there are some positives. affordability relative to income is cer
secondly, there's a lot of uncertainty in america. all of our polls show consumers are concerned about their job. ron described this as the blast radius of the recession, like 70% of the people have a friend or family member who have lost a job. so there's this uncertainty of will i still have a job. as a result, they're spending less money. there's also uncertainty over the near term direction of prices. so, you know, why buy today if you think the price is going to go down 5 or 10% in the...
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another area: america, we have to get our electric costs under control. part of getting our health care costs under control i means continuing to unlock innovation. the chairman of the judiciary committee has been working on making sure that in the life sciences area america continues to lead in terms of innovation. well, where does that innovation come from in terms of government dollars be leveraged four, five and six times? that comes from investments in n.i.h. unfortunately, the house budget proposal cuts $1.3 billion from n.i.h. funding. well, if you're in stage two or stage three of the next generation cancer development drug, to have those kind of trials cut back, to have that kind of basic research cut back, not only in terms of american economic growth but the personal toll it could take on folks who are desperately waiting for solutions to the disease i believe is again not a good policy choice at this moment. as we move forward as well, we have got to make sure that we outeducate our competitors. no one believes that america's future is going t
another area: america, we have to get our electric costs under control. part of getting our health care costs under control i means continuing to unlock innovation. the chairman of the judiciary committee has been working on making sure that in the life sciences area america continues to lead in terms of innovation. well, where does that innovation come from in terms of government dollars be leveraged four, five and six times? that comes from investments in n.i.h. unfortunately, the house...
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and thank god for 9/11, america is doomed. thank god for ieds. thank god for dead soldiers. god hates you and you are going to hell which was a sign that seemed most directed at lance corporal snyder. the family brought an action for various support liability claims including intentional affliction of emotional distress and prevailed in a jury verdict including an 8 million-dollar punitive damage judgment that was remitted to $2 million. the supreme court held that action was hard by the first amendment. the opinion by chief justice roberts. events as the court sense of sympathy for the families. the chief justice says that the record makes clear that the applicable legal term emotional distress fails to capture fully the anguish westborough's choice added to mr. schneider's already incalculable grief, but on the legal question of whether the first amendment prohibits holding westborough liable for its speech in this case, the court held that it did prohibit liability for that speech. a bipartisan group of senators led by mitch mcconnell on the republican side filed in suppo
and thank god for 9/11, america is doomed. thank god for ieds. thank god for dead soldiers. god hates you and you are going to hell which was a sign that seemed most directed at lance corporal snyder. the family brought an action for various support liability claims including intentional affliction of emotional distress and prevailed in a jury verdict including an 8 million-dollar punitive damage judgment that was remitted to $2 million. the supreme court held that action was hard by the first...
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. >> do you believe that this is an issue in america? do you think that we could do better than we are doing now? >> i think it is very safe. i'm trying to see where we can have this. there is something that we can mitigate total loss. the procedures that we have in place have been implemented. >> tell me if i am wrong. the backup power was so low to the ground that it was swept out by the tsunami. is that what happened? >> yes. there should be ways had to get that out on high ground. >> that is something i should look at. >> there are different practices and our country. if they had a flood they were not be affected. but what about some solar panels? >> excuse me? >> what about electricity from solar panels. >> that would be terrific. >> wouldn't it? clean power. >> we reviewed destroying quadrants of the plant in seeing what contingency measures could be put in place to provide back gets. that has led to the staging and many types of portable of equipment on site. yet heard about the diesel driven fire pumps. we already have decent dri
. >> do you believe that this is an issue in america? do you think that we could do better than we are doing now? >> i think it is very safe. i'm trying to see where we can have this. there is something that we can mitigate total loss. the procedures that we have in place have been implemented. >> tell me if i am wrong. the backup power was so low to the ground that it was swept out by the tsunami. is that what happened? >> yes. there should be ways had to get that out...
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but keeping america at the forefront of iowa medical research. and because we know there's nothing more important to our future than healthy development of our children, our budget include significant increases in funding for childcare and headstart. science shows that success in school is significantly enhanced a high quality early learning opportunities. these investments are some of the wisest that we can make in her future. our budget does more than provide additional resources. it also aims to raise the bar on quality and childcare programs, supporting key reforms to transform the nation's child care system into one that fosters healthy development, and get children ready for school. proposes a new our e-learning challenge fund, a partnership with the department of education that promotes state innovation in early education. and these initiatives combined with the quality efforts already underway in headstart are an important part of the present education agenda to help every child reach his or hers academic achievement and make art nation m
but keeping america at the forefront of iowa medical research. and because we know there's nothing more important to our future than healthy development of our children, our budget include significant increases in funding for childcare and headstart. science shows that success in school is significantly enhanced a high quality early learning opportunities. these investments are some of the wisest that we can make in her future. our budget does more than provide additional resources. it also...
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relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies. >> the house voted to ban federal funds for n.p.r. programming. the vote 228-192 would prevent public radio stations from spending federal funds on programming. the measure, which no house democrats voted in favor of, is opposed by the white house and is unlikely to be brought up by the senate. here is a portion of the house debate. >> mr. speaker. i call up h.r. 1076, a bill to prohibit federal funding of national public radio and the use of federal funds to acquire radio content. the speaker pro tempore: th ler. hibthibt -- a bill to prohibit federal funding of nation public radio and the use of federal funds to acquire radio content. the speaker pro tempore: ursuant to house resolution 174, the bill is considered as read. the gentlelady from tennessee, mrs. blackburn, the gentleman from california, mr. waxman, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank y
relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies. >> the house voted to ban federal funds for n.p.r. programming. the vote 228-192 would prevent public radio stations from spending federal funds on programming. the measure, which no house democrats voted in favor of, is opposed by the white house and is unlikely to be brought up by the senate. here is a portion of the house debate. >> mr. speaker. i call up h.r. 1076, a...
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this is a great time to start a dialogue about america's future. i believe that we have an extraordinarily fundamental choice to make about the very future of this country. i believe isome ways this ection and the conversation around this election may be as central to our future as the conversations in the 1850's that led to the election of lincoln in 1860. where at a crossroads that we cannot hide from, and in my mind i am later than herman when describing his grandchild. have two grandchildren, and one of the central issues of our dialogue over the next two years is what kind of a country do we want to leave to our children and grandchildren. the turning point was when the ninth circuit court decided in 2002 that it was unconstitutional to say one nation under god as part of the pledge of allegiance in the school. i decided in some ways it w very parallel to lincoln responding to the dread scott decision about slavery. i decided if we now have judges so fundamentally out of touch with america that they have no clue what this country was based on,
this is a great time to start a dialogue about america's future. i believe that we have an extraordinarily fundamental choice to make about the very future of this country. i believe isome ways this ection and the conversation around this election may be as central to our future as the conversations in the 1850's that led to the election of lincoln in 1860. where at a crossroads that we cannot hide from, and in my mind i am later than herman when describing his grandchild. have two...
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else in america do not apply to them. this belief continue to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street, while disadvantaging everyone else in the country. the cost of moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but it is real and reprehensible. today's hearing consists of three panelists. first we are joined by acting assistant secretary who currently manages all t.a.r.p. programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope that you will share with us your lessons learned after working with the t.a.r.p. for over two years. what can our nation learned from this ugly experience and how can we prevent it from ever happening again? our second panel includes witnesses from the fdic, fha, and federal reserve. these offices played a critical role during the crisis, often coordinating with additional t.a.r.p. programs. i hope these witnesses will help us place t.a.r.p. in its proper place. finally, we will be joined by four of the country's leading economists, who bring exceptional credenti
else in america do not apply to them. this belief continue to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street, while disadvantaging everyone else in the country. the cost of moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but it is real and reprehensible. today's hearing consists of three panelists. first we are joined by acting assistant secretary who currently manages all t.a.r.p. programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope that you will share with us...
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in short, are we going to remain america, a beacon of freedom to the world? or do we aspire to become a second european union with high taxes, high spending and measly economic growth? again, i remind you that we represent the aspirations of our constituents. i represent the great people of utah. and i can tell you that they do not wake up in the morning and say, "you know what? america would be much better if we were more like france." this is no exaggeration. right now, government spending is at 25.3% of gross domestic product. and if we do nothing, that number is just going to grow, pushing past 25% and reducing towards 28% of g.d.p. the last time we did that was during world war ii. the republicans and democrats have very different ideas about how to address this spike in spending. either we can step off the pedal, the brakes -- hit the brakes and bring spending back in line with historical levels, levels that respect our constitution of vimentd government and -- of limited government and respect taxpayer citizens, or we can keep the car on cruise control
in short, are we going to remain america, a beacon of freedom to the world? or do we aspire to become a second european union with high taxes, high spending and measly economic growth? again, i remind you that we represent the aspirations of our constituents. i represent the great people of utah. and i can tell you that they do not wake up in the morning and say, "you know what? america would be much better if we were more like france." this is no exaggeration. right now, government...
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pso senior policy analyst for latin america. prior to joining heritage he was a career foreign service officer with u.s. department of state. is also been a teacher of history, international relations and aerial studies at bluefield college, the nazis military academy and the foreign service institute. he holds a doctorate from university of north carolina at chapel hill. i'm pleased him in welcoming my colleague, roy walser. ray? >> thank you very much, john. he quickly dashed out the door but, i also head up are sort of modest segment that deals with african affairs. i also did service at the department of state in african bureau and served in that most difficult of assignments in africa, cape town, south africa, for a couple of years so it makes me obviously quite well-versed in issues, all african issues. but it's a great pleasure to bring some important experts to you today for this event. i welcome our distinguished panel who i will introduce to you in a second. i welcome our audience. thank you all very much for coming to
pso senior policy analyst for latin america. prior to joining heritage he was a career foreign service officer with u.s. department of state. is also been a teacher of history, international relations and aerial studies at bluefield college, the nazis military academy and the foreign service institute. he holds a doctorate from university of north carolina at chapel hill. i'm pleased him in welcoming my colleague, roy walser. ray? >> thank you very much, john. he quickly dashed out the...
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relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies at 2:00 p.m. eastern. coming up in 45 minutes, we will talk with patrick butler of the association for public television stations about yesterday's house vote to
relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies at 2:00 p.m. eastern. coming up in 45 minutes, we will talk with patrick butler of the association for public television stations about yesterday's house vote to
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the question is, will america be the america that it's always been? we do not get our authority by might. we get it by the way we treat each other. and so these folks are going through some difficult times, these are the same people that this loan program is about, these are the same people that showed up time after time, sitting in the front row of something i call my foreclosure prevention program, with tears runni down their faces. many of them have never missed a mortgage payment, have worked hard every day and have done everything that was required of them. these are our american neighbors, they are the american neighbors that sit in ohio, they're the ones who are in california and new york. those are our neighbors and they are in a time of need and we're talking about a $1 billion program to try to help people as they're struggling, trying to get up after an economy, by the way, where regulation failed them. they find themselves in these difficulties, in many instances, buzz people were not regulating -- because people were not regulatingroperly
the question is, will america be the america that it's always been? we do not get our authority by might. we get it by the way we treat each other. and so these folks are going through some difficult times, these are the same people that this loan program is about, these are the same people that showed up time after time, sitting in the front row of something i call my foreclosure prevention program, with tears runni down their faces. many of them have never missed a mortgage payment, have...
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we alone valpac one of the direct marketing firms in north america. thank you for this opportunity to testify. ended is a looming crisis. we have been in the business for 42 years. we pioneered the concept of local cooperative direct mail in the united states. valpak is don't buy cox enterprises in atlanta which is one of the largest media conglomerate in the united states. valpak represents direct franchised employees. each year we assist more than 54,000 small businesses from local mom-and-pops to large national companies. today valpak delivers sales to forty million households each month and each year, our familiar blue envelope carries some $20 billion in money-saving offers in five hundred million envelopes. three years ago we opened the $220 million facility in st. petersburg to accommodate our growth for the future. our company has entered the digital space in the on line and mobile cubaning business. this will allow us to reach new customers with product and continue to serve as a leader in the industry. our digital strategy is will complement
we alone valpac one of the direct marketing firms in north america. thank you for this opportunity to testify. ended is a looming crisis. we have been in the business for 42 years. we pioneered the concept of local cooperative direct mail in the united states. valpak is don't buy cox enterprises in atlanta which is one of the largest media conglomerate in the united states. valpak represents direct franchised employees. each year we assist more than 54,000 small businesses from local...
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every day i asked myself, how could we make goods in america again so people can go back to work? there are some who believe that we can fix what is wrong with our economy not by creating jobs in our country but by simply cutting back on public health and safety, as is evidenced in hr-1, the continuing resolution offered by the majority party. cuts inspectors for food safety. i want to turn to questions i have asked in the past regarding tracking what is going on with the manufacturing of heparin, the cost of that through public sector in medicare and medicaid, and go back to march, 2008 when the new york times had an article that said the food and drug administration had linked it to 19 deaths and hundreds of severe allergic reactions, though the agency was continuing to investigate. those deaths and a large degree actions were due to components that and it up in heparin, that ended up getting into it from china. i was wondering if you completed the investigation and how many people may have died from those of imported components? that is my first question. have you finished a re
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we have a true threat in the united states of america. but at the same time, we also need to uphold our freedoms and liberties, civil liberties and oftentimes i think there's a choice that is given that we need to give up our personal privacy in the name of security and that is in part what we are going to talk about today. i'd like to welcome the ranking member of the subcommittee and those of you watching our live webcast oversight dhaka house of god. i want to thank you for joining us. we will seek testimony from private secretary witnesses from the united states security programs and policies and their relationship to the fourth amendment of the constitution. the united states continues to face serious threats from al qaeda and other terrorist groups since line 11 terse six-point to the american airport security checkpoints and by all accounts will continue to try to do so. december 22nd, 20018 her service ordered a flight from paris to miami where he attempted to detonate explosives active issues. if not for the efforts of passengers
we have a true threat in the united states of america. but at the same time, we also need to uphold our freedoms and liberties, civil liberties and oftentimes i think there's a choice that is given that we need to give up our personal privacy in the name of security and that is in part what we are going to talk about today. i'd like to welcome the ranking member of the subcommittee and those of you watching our live webcast oversight dhaka house of god. i want to thank you for joining us. we...
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i completely agree. >> just about everybody in america would have to register. you would have to have people cancelled but fly-in dates. they are not professional lobbyists. >> i think, addressed this particular point. >> it still retains a monetary threshold. but me get back. corporations, trade associations, and most lobbying firms, that to retain, do not -- i have practiced law for 27 years. you're absolutely right. every law firm keeps every six or 15 minutes of time. including who, how, and when. we have tried time reporting. i see a few of my colleagues smiling and the office from the american bar association. it does add a great deal of time and is often unclear to us -- we know who we are talking to but the issues often milled in terms of a lot of the work that we do is prepare a tory, -- preparatory. when the aba president comes into town, we try to take her and him to meet up with chairman of committees, because we provide support for some of that. i know you would not believe that -- we go on a fair amount of visits where there is not a request for an
i completely agree. >> just about everybody in america would have to register. you would have to have people cancelled but fly-in dates. they are not professional lobbyists. >> i think, addressed this particular point. >> it still retains a monetary threshold. but me get back. corporations, trade associations, and most lobbying firms, that to retain, do not -- i have practiced law for 27 years. you're absolutely right. every law firm keeps every six or 15 minutes of time....
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you should feel really proud of your record in the past and that america feels comfortable in letting you know this. we are trying to make it easier for people to report these to us and we can therefore take the whole community and bring together state, local, community, individuals and get to the bottom of these clusters of diseases some of which are not related to environment and many of them are. dr. belzer, welcome. >> thank you very much. i appreciate the opportunity to testify today. i would like to make a friendly correction, chairman boxer, to your opening statement. i, too, and a california native. certain imbalance on this panel. i was raised in torrance, calif.. my bachelor and a master's degree i got at the university california davis a few years ago and i subsequently earned a master's from harvard and i sometimes regret i was not able to move back. >> we miss you. [laughter] you left us for virginia and we cannot forgive you for that. >> thank you so much. my parents sometimes feel the same way. my background is as an analyst, high risk analyst, an economist. although my
you should feel really proud of your record in the past and that america feels comfortable in letting you know this. we are trying to make it easier for people to report these to us and we can therefore take the whole community and bring together state, local, community, individuals and get to the bottom of these clusters of diseases some of which are not related to environment and many of them are. dr. belzer, welcome. >> thank you very much. i appreciate the opportunity to testify...
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it would be a sad day for particularly world america and america as well, you're a small banks are not capable of making home loans. are you aware of those concerns? are there steps to either dissuade the bankers from having a concern or to reduce their regions that they do have concerns? >> we hear the same thing from banks across the country. part of this is in some sense, the natural consequence the natural response of regulators who in some sense who were a little too -- how should i say -- to lose in the boom and they tend to over correct in the crash. you're still seeing banks report a lot of concern about the change in the basic environment from examiners. bank supervisors are aware of this concern. we have issued a series of guidance about treatment of commercial real estate loans to respond to these concerns. another chairman bernanke and chairman bair and the acting comptroller of the currency, john walsh, are aware of this and try to look for ways to say that examiner bring the appropriate degree of balance to the judgments and do not over correct. >> one of the consequences
it would be a sad day for particularly world america and america as well, you're a small banks are not capable of making home loans. are you aware of those concerns? are there steps to either dissuade the bankers from having a concern or to reduce their regions that they do have concerns? >> we hear the same thing from banks across the country. part of this is in some sense, the natural consequence the natural response of regulators who in some sense who were a little too -- how should i...
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we have the best virtual school education in america appare. north carolina has been a leader in a commoncore. we want to know where we are going as governors. we're spending hundreds of millions of dollars individually in states, spending on evaluation. i read this book and a marked the graph and your data says that quality teachers are the bottom line to a productive worker in america. i believe the data says if you get a bad teacher three years in a row, you might as well drop out. i think we can break that but it is still true. it by merely bad teacher, i was a teacher and i hope i was a good one. if i am a really bad teacher because my budget in north carolina was in bad shape and i decide that i will take this book and it will not make a bit of difference if i save money on my budget by adding four or five more kids to a classroom, that is the easy way to balance the budget -- to get rid of teachers -- what will happen to the kid who has a really bad teacher? >> there's nothing worse than having a bad teacher. that is why our key priority
we have the best virtual school education in america appare. north carolina has been a leader in a commoncore. we want to know where we are going as governors. we're spending hundreds of millions of dollars individually in states, spending on evaluation. i read this book and a marked the graph and your data says that quality teachers are the bottom line to a productive worker in america. i believe the data says if you get a bad teacher three years in a row, you might as well drop out. i think...
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watch"good morning, america." at 3:45have to get up in the morning every year. i get into the office and we are scanning the e-mails coming in from our team around the world. they are fantastic. i wish we could simply introduce you sometimes to the debates that go on at abc news between terry moran and jake tapper. i read the daily beast and the drudge.drune i can see a complete quilt of screens on the air and i could see what is going on and we collect in and out all day. >> do you have a favorite website? you mentioned to the daily beast. >> , i checked in with each of them. i check in with the new york times website. >> do you eat during the course of the day? [laughter] >> copiously. >> let me ask you questions about ethics in journalism. the wikileaks story -- if you're the editor of the new york times and you had the chance to get hundreds or thousands of the interesting, even fascinating but top-secret cables from the u.s. government, what would you do? would you put them on the air? >> each of us has our of star we steer by. we reported on them. that was
watch"good morning, america." at 3:45have to get up in the morning every year. i get into the office and we are scanning the e-mails coming in from our team around the world. they are fantastic. i wish we could simply introduce you sometimes to the debates that go on at abc news between terry moran and jake tapper. i read the daily beast and the drudge.drune i can see a complete quilt of screens on the air and i could see what is going on and we collect in and out all day. >> do...
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"it happens in america?' it's about building bridges and not looking at it from a judgmental perspective. women's issues are still a global issue. in our part of the world we have a long way to go. we are working on it. it's about supporting each other and being in a sisterhood. that is the goal. >> in saudi arabia it's happened and international organizations affect a country's policy. we had one policy that has changed now. before women were not allowed to leave home even if she was abused. if she wants to go somewhere she has to get permission in order to live in another place. usually permission comes from the mail guardian. saudi arabia became a member four years ago in a world trade organization. the organization has a policy to change the laws. the law now allows women because we have women coming to their tent cities. now they allow women to enter a place without permission and to live in hotels without the permission of "the guardian. tha-- without the permission of a guardian. physical education in
"it happens in america?' it's about building bridges and not looking at it from a judgmental perspective. women's issues are still a global issue. in our part of the world we have a long way to go. we are working on it. it's about supporting each other and being in a sisterhood. that is the goal. >> in saudi arabia it's happened and international organizations affect a country's policy. we had one policy that has changed now. before women were not allowed to leave home even if she...
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this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france, 7% lower than germany, the lowest corporation tax in the g7. let it be heard clearly around the world, from shanghai to seattle, britain is open for business. [shouting] >> and to ensure, and to ensure that this is not a net tax cut for banks. i am adjusting the bank levy rate next year to offset its affect. [shouting] >> in each -- mr. deputy speaker, in each and every year of this parliament, our permanent bank levy raises more in any one year of the last parliament bank taxes. the most competitive access and energy 20 is the first of our economic ambitions. the second is
this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france,...
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comptroller general david walker has a report on america's fiscal management. then political strategists maria cardona and john feehery and u.s. ambassador to morocco, marc ginsberg. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, morocco's foreign minister. foreign policy analysts argue for negotiating a peace treaty with the taliban in afghanistan. and britain's government presents its annual budget. thursday night, a look at education reform with michelle rhe and sacramento mayor and former nba player kevin johnson. they will discuss academic disparities between american children of different races and districts in country and why they hit the has worsened despite a doublinging of spending over the years. >> we all have to do our part. there are far too many kids that are lang witching in schools that are not doing well 3789 there are also kids that live in nice neighborhoods. >> i concur with him. >> you know, we are in a position right now in this country where if you were to tell me the zip code that a child lives in, and
comptroller general david walker has a report on america's fiscal management. then political strategists maria cardona and john feehery and u.s. ambassador to morocco, marc ginsberg. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, morocco's foreign minister. foreign policy analysts argue for negotiating a peace treaty with the taliban in afghanistan. and britain's government presents its annual budget. thursday night, a look at education reform with...
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for america to be successful and prosperous and to create jobs we've got to take responsibility. you know, the discussions we're having are serious discussions, the implications are serious. but we didn't get elected to make the easy decisions. anybody could do that. we've been elected to make tough decisions, realizing there's tough consequences associated with them. because if there weren't, anybody could do this. >> well, on that point, if you'd yield, i think what the american people want is to see us get together and work out an agreement. that's what they want to see, and the polls are overwhelming on that. they want to see us work this out, not keep doing these crs. and you all get that. i get it. >> if you would yield back -- >> we need to work this back. >> if you would yield back. obviously, we're singing to the choir on some of this because we're working with two other portions of government that don't see it this way. so how do you get them to the table? i think that sooner or later the issues as it relates to continuing crs is going to become an issue that forces us
for america to be successful and prosperous and to create jobs we've got to take responsibility. you know, the discussions we're having are serious discussions, the implications are serious. but we didn't get elected to make the easy decisions. anybody could do that. we've been elected to make tough decisions, realizing there's tough consequences associated with them. because if there weren't, anybody could do this. >> well, on that point, if you'd yield, i think what the american people...
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the author of nine books of which the most recent, "the new road to serfdom a letter of warning to america," here it is right here, if you want to go home with a copy of it signed by the way, you can pick it up right back there. "the new york times" best seller. daniel blogs everyday at www.hannan.co.uk at nursing political and cultural issues. his blog attracts 200,000 hits a week from 80,000 unique users. we are very fortunate to have him with us today. please welcome the member of the european parliament, daniel hannan. [applause] >> think you very much for those generous words and the ladies and gentlemen i tell you it isn't something we are accustomed to as members of the year appeal of parliament. [laughter] we are generally not the most popular people. you don't have to contradict when i say that. i got used to it over the years. maybe it has something to do with the fact that none of you can vote for me. [laughter] you won't find a politician in the united kingdom who is a bigger fan of jeffersonian democracy than me but i suspect in your third president occasionally enjoy being ab
the author of nine books of which the most recent, "the new road to serfdom a letter of warning to america," here it is right here, if you want to go home with a copy of it signed by the way, you can pick it up right back there. "the new york times" best seller. daniel blogs everyday at www.hannan.co.uk at nursing political and cultural issues. his blog attracts 200,000 hits a week from 80,000 unique users. we are very fortunate to have him with us today. please welcome the...
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first, coming out of this recession making america's workforce stronger for the future, helping small businesses create jobs and investing in department's fiscal year 2012 proposal. live coverage here on c-span3. >> we'll come to order. the committee is meeting to hear testimony from secretary janet thnapolitano relating to the 20 security for homeland security. i would advise the secretary's office notified us in advance that she has a commitment to be at the white house and must leave the hearing before noon and in fairness to the secretary, she has rearranged her schedule to be here today because we had to cancel out two weeks ago when we had the whole series of votes. secretary, thank you for being here and we'll certainly have the hearing done in time for you to be at the white house. today's hearing is, as i said, to address the president's budget for 2012 and in a time of budget restraint and cuts to be made and actually commend the secretary for putting forth the budget that i believe while obviously we have certain disagreements with it is very much on target and trying to ac
first, coming out of this recession making america's workforce stronger for the future, helping small businesses create jobs and investing in department's fiscal year 2012 proposal. live coverage here on c-span3. >> we'll come to order. the committee is meeting to hear testimony from secretary janet thnapolitano relating to the 20 security for homeland security. i would advise the secretary's office notified us in advance that she has a commitment to be at the white house and must leave...
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it is also here for america's banks. i met with community bankers in san antonio, texas when holly petraeus and i went down to the air force base. we listen to their concerns. it really has become clear that what we can do as a consumer agency to cut regulatory burdens is to make risks and prices clear. it will be good for credit unions. it'll be good for the financial institutions. they are willing to put up a pradesh pretending it is at one price. these competitors take families away from the founder banking systems. they need a stronger economy. that is what we are here to do. >> thank you for that response. i heard my friend talked about all we have in the bill. it seems like they are the voice for medium-sized and large banks. explain to me why they are so concerned? >> many thought the business models are a way the round -- the world is. we need to figure out how to turn the revenues. king it impossible to compare one project with others. some of them are very concerned. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> tha
it is also here for america's banks. i met with community bankers in san antonio, texas when holly petraeus and i went down to the air force base. we listen to their concerns. it really has become clear that what we can do as a consumer agency to cut regulatory burdens is to make risks and prices clear. it will be good for credit unions. it'll be good for the financial institutions. they are willing to put up a pradesh pretending it is at one price. these competitors take families away from the...
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and the response is, well, do you mean literally america, united states of america has no relationship with afghanistan at all? because that's what people hear, and i think we need to be telling folks we are not saying that. no one is saying that. but there is a relationship that we're going to have with afghanistan that is strategic, but can you give us, in 26 seconds, what those details might look like, and perhaps the chairman will be kind enough to give you some fore or bearns. >> i think as we begin the transition process and cutting the fundage of responsible drawdown, it's very important to clarify publicly and with the afghans what a strategic partnership entails, what this enduring commitment involves. i think first of all you can expect to have a security, cooperation or assistance component, a long-term commitment to helping the nsf continue to develop and build in capability. what kind of trade relations, what kind of economic assistance, what kind of collaboration on that front. there will be a political and diplomatic component a people-to-people component. if you look at
and the response is, well, do you mean literally america, united states of america has no relationship with afghanistan at all? because that's what people hear, and i think we need to be telling folks we are not saying that. no one is saying that. but there is a relationship that we're going to have with afghanistan that is strategic, but can you give us, in 26 seconds, what those details might look like, and perhaps the chairman will be kind enough to give you some fore or bearns. >> i...